#it is okay to be afraid

[stinkifier]

I think this is important for me to say, especially as someone who is far below the poverty line and disabled myself.

Now is the time to get fat, especially for people who are going to be put at risk by tariffs and restrictions on food stamps.

Now is the time to learn how to forage and how to use herbs to prevent and treat simple ailments.

Now is the time to learn first aid, how to stitch wounds, how to prevent a bullet wound from killing someone.

Now is the time to make plans to help disabled folks who can't run or defend themselves.

Now is the time to build muscle if you are physically able.

Now is the time to learn how to mend or create clothing.

Now is the time to try and transfer to physical media, and to transfer important information into something physical.

Now is the time to learn media literacy and how to decipher fake news.

Now is the time to understand that being a doomer will help no one, especially not yourself.

Things are going to shit. Prepare yourself as well as you are able. Don't spend your time worrying about impending doom, that won't help you. But what will help you is being prepared for things to go wrong. Start being more loving to the people who deserve it. Start taking care of yourself so that if at some point you can't, you'll have more time to change that fact. Start being hopeful. Start being angry if you aren't already. Start forgiving yourself, because you are your biggest ally. Start learning. About yourself. About how to support yourself. About the world. I love you, and we will all get through this via the aid of ourselves and others.

[icewindandboringhorror]

(also feel free in the tags to clarify Why you made the choice you made!! :0c)

[demonicsuffrage]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[brian-kinney-apologist]

how I slept last night knowing that s3 of iwtv is secured, rockstar lestat is happening, akasha is on her way, loustat are endgame, ghost!claudia is a possibility, sam reid is not allowed to cut his hair short for a couple more years, daniel is now a vampire and the devil's minion is real:

[inkskinned]

i'm a little afraid to go to pride this year. many of us are, a little. sitting around our tapas and video games, the silence that hangs over the discord server. it feels different, we say.

we're privileged. the community that came before us laid the groundwork so i could be raised in a different world, and i will never forget their sacrifices and dedication. they gave us this: a pride that feels like community and celebration and joy. i remember the first few times i went to a queer event - i'd been raised so catholic. feeling safe like that, for the first time... it saved my life. i go to pride to celebrate that feeling - my people, laughing. out in the sun, the way we couldn't have been even 25 years ago. that feeling: no wonder we call it "pride."

who am i to be afraid anyway. there are parts of the world where people are doing much better work than i am. but it's just: i felt at home there, you know? and this year feels different. we are waiting on the dam to break. last year, at boston pride, there was a whole gaggle of sign-holders shouting about jesus. you walk around them and try not to let it get to you.

this year, i'm going to DC's pride with my girlfriend. google sends me concerns about if it's safe to exist in trump's america, if World Pride is a bigass target on all of us. every article uses the words "safety concerns" many, many times. three days ago i witnessed a shooting.

even straight people keep telling me - people are weird lately. sometimes we blame it on Covid and sometimes we blame it on the full moon. but i do remember a time before this, right. it's not just that people are more comfortable being rude. it's this strange, outwards violence. a comfort in being cruel.

it's a big hole to fall down anyway. it's not like they're going to do anything to make pride safe, not really. i don't want a police presence as the solution. and what if this is just fearmongering! what if this is just to get us to stop attending our own events! what if everything is actually fine, and i'm just freaked out by the stated intentions of our president!

and what if i'm just listening to things that are being said. what if i'm weighing the shape and size of this america accurately.

my mother calls me. she's been getting the articles too. i assure her i'll be careful, but i put the phone down and stare at it. i'm going to go to pride. other people made it safe for me, it is my duty and my honor to show up for my community. the only thing we've ever had was each other. it was always an act of bravery. being ourselves is brave.

but i am afraid. i lay out my outfit and i kiss my girlfriend. i cut my nails and clean up my undercut. i hold her hand and hang the sunset flag. the sound of this america feels different. like a volcano trembling. i will love her and i will love being queer and i will sing over the noise of it.

but ... still. in the back of my mind. that feeling, like something terrible has been shifted. like somewhere in the night - they remembered we're different.

[strivia]

These two's friendship is unhinged (affectionate)

[demaparbat-hp]

Their actual first meeting in the Kyoshi Warriors AU!

Katara had her Oh moment before exchanging a word with Jian Li, and while she gets over it in time (or, at least, convinces herself that she's not embarrassed by her initial reaction to him) this quasi-interaction haunts her for the first couple of days of their stay in Kyoshi Island.

It's just not fair that the place is full of gorgeous people! Or that he's not only beautiful, but also kind and awkward and respectful and dorky and—oh, La—she's in trouble.

[chellychuu]

Mew Ichigo 🎀

[writingbluerose]

TWST DRABBLE #12 ( SLIGHT BOOK 7 SPOILERS AHEAD !! )

How long has it been since he was dancing with you? Silver doesn't remember, hell, he can barely register the happy chatter of the others and his father and Malleus' words. Can they blame him? When he looked at you it always seemed like time stopped, your beautiful face was all he could look at, and honestly? you thought the very same. His eyes held nothing but love and adoration when he looked at you, his smile so wide and soft that people who hardly knew him at all were surprised by the gentleness he was showing you ;

With one glance spared at Malleus and Lilia for encouragement, Silver stopped his dancing as he looked at you,“You know I love you? So much that even I sometimes get overwhelmed by my emotions” You nodded and grinned at him “Of course I do Silver, and you know? I love you just as much!” The boy laughed as he looked at you with a new found courage and took a deep breath “Then,... allow me...”

Silver glanced at you before slowly going on one knee still holding onto your hand, that gesture alone grabbing the attention of everyone in the room ( he's heard Sebek and Grim gasp at the same time, though he didn't let it show ) The young knight took both your hands in his, his expression filled with determination and excitement. “I wanted to tell you that after all this time, since you've found me under that tree in the forest and to this day after we fought together and crossed so many dreams holding hands with each other, that my love for you never stopped growing. I love you ten times more than I did before, and even know it's still growing, you're my anchor, the cure to my drowsiness since my adoration for you was so big I found myself wide awake most of the time in your presence. And this time, I can finally say to your face what I've realized such a long time ago, that is... that my heart is so full of you that I can hardly call it my own — expecting eyes were gulled to your figures in the middle of the hall, all knowing what he was about to do next — So let me have the honor of asking you... Please, will you marry me?”

You gasped as one of your hands covered your mouth, your face already pink from Silver's speech now had a deep dark red. You can't believe he had asked you this and you knew damn well that even before managing to get a word out, tears flooded your vision and spilled out on your cheeks. Your hand came to touch his cheek — in which his face instinctively nuzzled into — and you blurred out through your sobs “Yes, god Silver a hundred times yes!” His eyes widened in surprise for a split second before he started laughing, a laugh so genuine and full of happiness that even you were surprised by ;

He hugged you close before lifting you up and twirling you around giving you a kiss so tender and passionate that it spoke every single word he wanted to say. Clapping and screaming erupted from around you, you knew that for sure another party was soon about to start. Still holding each other's hands another pair came to rest on them,“I shall bless your marriage to last a hundred years from now on” Malleus' voice made its way to your ears, and the fae prince smiled at you softly, “Tough I do hope you'll invite me to bless your children too. I'd make me quite sad if you wouldn't” Silver snorted before laughing again though he wasn't hiding the pink hue making its way to his ears. Laughing along you kissed him again.

You couldn't wait for the marriage, oh and you'd definitely ask Malleus to walk you down the aisle

© writingbluerose 2025

[fisherrprince]

mmmmmooorrreeee balop

[your-mom-i-guess]

Charles being there for Carlos and watching him one last time in red from a distance 😭

[egophiliac]

starting off with an amuse-bouche of some of my initial favorite bits! y'all, this update was WILD.

[midnightsmelodrama]

well you should be...

who's afraid of little old me? — T.S.

[inkskinned]

hey btw if you're in the USA at  2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 4, they're testing the emergency broadcast system. your phone is probably going to make a really loud noise, even if it's on silent. there's a backup date on the 11th if they need to postpone it.

if you're not in a safe situation and have an extra phone, you should turn that phone completely off beforehand.

additionally, if you're like me, and are easily startled; i recommend treating it like a party. have a countdown or something. be surrounded by your loved ones. take the actions you personally need to take to make yourself safe.

i have already seen mockery towards any person who feels nervous about this. for the record, it completely, completely valid to have "emergency broadcast sounds" be an anxiety trigger. do not let other people make fun of you for that. emergency sounds are legitimately engineered to make us take action; those of us with high levels of anxiety and/or neurodivergence are already pre-disposed to have a Bad Time. sometimes it is best to acknowledge that the situation will be triggering for some, and to prepare for that; rather than just saying "well that's stupid, it's just a test."

"loud scary sound time" isn't like, my favorite thing, but we can at least try to prevent some additional anxiety by preparing for it. maybe get yourself a cake? noise cancelling headphones? the new hozier album? whatever helps. love u, hope you're okay. we are gonna ride it out together.

[teddywesworl]

random piece of unsolicited advice for writing good smut: just say what’s happening. just say it. it’s okay. use the porn words. describe what the characters are feeling and thinking in straightforward terms. it’s okay.